Lee Jenkins: Clippers pinning title hopes on evolving Blake Griffin

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Mar 18, 2014

Pinning playoff hopes entirely on Griffin sounds simplistic, but the Clippers knew what they'd get from Paul and Rivers, plus their half-a-dozen veteran snipers. Everybody who signed new contracts with the Clippers banked on Griffin becoming a top-five pl… (more)ayer. For a physical marvel like Griffin, the difference between All-Star and mega-star is as slim as a few more made free throws a game plus a couple mid-range jumpers, thereby drawing defenders away from the basket. DeAndre Jordan was a wild card, but he's a 6-foot-11 jumping bean, and there was little doubt Rivers would prod him to protect the rim.